Shield



J. TQTH SHIELD? Filed Deov l, 1926 l VENTOR l ATTORNEY 45 ground, wornon' the Patented Nov..22, 1927.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN TOTE, OF JULIET, ILLINOIS.

SHIELD.

Application illed December 1, 1926. Serial No. 151,991.

for this purpose which can be readily ar- 5. ranged and effectivelysupported on the person of the. user and which will not interfere withthe free movement of the wearer,

^ permitting him to kneel, lie down or 'charge with alacrity.

A further object is the provislon of a shield that comprises two jmembers which are centrally hinged together and whlch have theiry outercorners concaved so that the shield when arranged on the wearer will notinterfere with his free arm movement,

the said shield being provided with straps arranged whereby the devicemay be quick.

ly arranged upon the wearer and effectively supported, the said devicealso including means for setting up the -shield to provide a memberwhich is lV-shaped in plan and for supporting the shield on the groundsurface, the shield being centrally provided with a substantiallykey-hole o ening that 2 5 permits of the passage of the arrel of afirearm therethrough and likewise allows the soldier, when in kneelingor in lying position to observe conditions in front of the Shieid.

A still further object is the provision of a shield for this pu osewhose edges are beveled to serve as de ectors for bullets contactingtherewith, the outer face of the shield being composed of layers oftight-l compressed material so that the shock of b'u lets or like'missiles contacting therewith will .be absorbed and not inict injury tothe wearer of the shield.

vA further object is the provision of a 40 shield com rising twohingedly connected members o li ht but tou h `material of a strength toe ectively wit stand and prevent the penetration of bulletsfiredthereagainst and which ma be set up on the ont of a soldier in a. chargeor on the backof a soldierin -a retreat.

To the attainment of the foregoing and other objects which will presentthemselves` 5o 'as the nature of the invention is better understood, theimprovement alsoresides in certain othgr novel features of` constructioncombmatlon and operatwe association of I Cparte, a satisfactoryembodiment of which, is

isclosed by the accompanying drawings.

In the' dra-wings:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of av shield in accordance with thisinvention.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a top plan view thereof.

Figurefi is a rear elevation but showing the shield in a position to becarried by the user.

Figure 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view approximately on the line5--5 of Figure 1.

As disclosed by theydrawings, the shield comprises two substantiallyrectangular members 1 -'1. These members have their upper outer cornersconcaved inwardly, as at 2. The confronting ends of the members 1-1 areformed with spaced knuckles 3 designed for engagement and for thereception of suitable pintles whereby the mem: bers 1--1 are hingedlyassociated.

The shield has its edges, including its concaved portions 2, and itsupperends beveled, as at 4, and the central knuckle 3 is formed with akey-hole opening 5.

A The shield is light and of water-proof material. Each of the members 1preferably includes plates of steel, indicated by the numeral 6. Theouter face of this plate has a facing of thin tough, paper 7 which iscompressed thereagainst. The steel plate on the inner face of the shieldhas compressed thereagainst and effectively secured thereto a facing offlax 7', and the outer surface of the flax facing 7 is covered by toughpaper 8. A suitable coating of rough ma- 'terlal is given the paperfacing 8. The outer steel late has compressed thereagainst a sur ace 10of flax, the flax in turn being provided with afacing of old cottoningbuckles which engage with the straps 13.

In this manner it will be seen that the members comprising the shieldmay be sustained angularly with respect to each other and easily andquickly arranged on the person of the user. Ina like manner the shieldmay be easily detached and arra'ngedon the back of the user in cases ofretreat.

On the Y' face of the shield and adjacent to the top nd bottom of therespective members 1 there are swingably secured rods 15 `Which havehooked ends to be en aged 1n eyes 16 on the said inner faces ef t emembers 1. When the shield is to be carried these rods are received inthe said eyes, but the said rods ma Vbe arranged in other eyes 1'(disposed on t e inner faces of the members 1, adjacent to their hingedconnection,`

andthe rods are so arranged when the shield is in use. The lower rod mayhave 'its hooked end embedded in the ground ,when

"the shield is detachedl from the wearer and v arranged on the ground..In this instance, the soldier can observe conditionsthrou h the sightopening 5u This opening 5 a so ermits of the rece tion of the barrel ofa earm therethroug and not only supports the barrel but permits ofthesoldier obtaini in accurate' aim.

y constructing a' shield .as above described'any concussion which wouldusually result from bullets contacting the shield will be absorbed bythe elements constituting the outer faces thereof.; The shield may beconveniently carried by the straps 13 when not in use and may, asstated, be easily posiltioned on or removed from the wearer.

The simplicity of the construction and the advantages thereof will bereadily apparent d y to those skilled in theart to which such -inventionrelates, when the foregoing-descrip ots received `in the knuckles, thecentral knuckle having a key opening-therethrough and the outer cornersof the members being concaved, said members having beveled edges andeach of sa1d members comprislng steel plates having laminated compressedfacings thereon, which latter are treated to render the same waterproof, adjustable straps on the inner lfaces and extending from thediagonal corners of the respective members, rods having hooked endshingedly secured on the inner face of each member and eyes on the saidmembers for the reception ofIsIaid hooks. h mx testimonyw ereo I a mJOHlIy si ature.- .T TH.'

